Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren both received Academy Award nominations in 2010 as Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sofya in this comedy-drama about the last days of the literary icon's life. Having renounced his title and property, Tolstoy makes plans to donate his royalties to the Russian people, a plan supported by his trusted disciple Chertkov (Paul Giamatti). When Sofya finds out, she wages a one-woman war to challenge her husband's outrageous act of idealism. In retaliation, the loyal Chertkov hires a personal secretary (James McAvoy) to assist Tolstoy and spy on Sofya.